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Sneeze-causing substance
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allergen
Alternative clues for the word allergen
Word definitions for allergen in dictionaries
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. any substance that can cause an allergy
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
substance causing allergy, 1912, from allergy on model of antigen .
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
An allergen is a type of antigen that produces an abnormally vigorous immune response in which the immune system fights off a perceived threat that would otherwise be harmless to the body. Such reactions are called allergies . In technical terms, an allergen ...
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Antibodies formed in response to the allergens lead to the release of histamine, which is what produces allergic symptoms. ▪ Certain foods seem to contain more potent allergens than others. ▪ Half the children received shots ...
Usage examples of allergen.
Better than the sweet air of Pennsylvania, and all the hidden allergens and catalysts it might be carrying.
It was all she could manage with her lungs burning from exertion and skunk gas and her elbows and knees itching as badly as her ears from the irritant darts, but she knew better than to scratch at them because that only spread the allergens, and meanwhile she had to bite her lip hard and dig her nails into her palms to stop herself from scratching.
Bafforr tree pollen shows promise as an allergen that affects the armor, but it will be some time before the pollen can be synthesized in the amounts needed to serve as an effective deterrent or biological agent.
Meterios has become infected by whatever allergen Brad Karpla brought back from his latest hunt.
That is a rare but proven phenomenon—the proteids of one human body acting as allergens to another.